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Former megachurch pastor pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child

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Gateway Church founder Robert Morris once had thousands of attendees each week attend his services. In an Oklahoma court, he pled guilty to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. The survivor, Cindy Clemshire was just 12-years-old when the abuse began in 1982. She was in court to witness Morris’s plea firsthand. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports.

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